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Goals and Purpose
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Goals and Purpose Statement

The New Zealand mud snail (NZMS) has been rapidly expanding its range throughout the Great Lakes Region with most recent discoveries occurring in Michigan and Wisconsin. The impacts of this invasion on native ecosystems and their communities in the Great Lakes region are currently unknown, serving as cause for region-wide concern. The formation of the Great Lakes New Zealand Mud Snail Collaborative is a regional approach for New Zealand mud snail management, research, outreach, and education.

The goals of the Collaborative:
Goal I. Improve understanding of the current and future status of NZMS in the Great Lakes and its tributaries.
Goal II. Assist in regional management strategies and actions.
Goal III. Minimize the spread of NZMS in the Great Lakes Region.
Goal IV. Increase public awareness and education on NZMS related issues.

Goal I. actions: Semi-annual partnership meetings for the purpose of information sharing and planning; the development of a website to serve as a platform for NZMS related content; the creation of a “Status and Review” paper outlining existing NZMS literature, ongoing research, and future needs.

Goal II. actions: The development of regionally standardized monitoring protocols and activities.
Goal III. actions: Provide public education initiatives; evaluate and promote effective decontamination strategies for recreational (e.g., angling and boating) gear.
Goal IV. actions: Develop and distribute regionally standardized educational content/materials.

The outlined goals and actions serve as a framework to be built upon and to help guide future decisions regarding the NZMS invasion. The Great Lakes NZMS Collaborative allows partners and stakeholders flexibility in developing further strategies and actions for NZMS research, management, and outreach/education.